Combination sewing-material holder.



G. A. MAHR. COMBINATION SEWING MATERIAL HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 11, 1911.

Patented ,Dec. 19, 1911.

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CONRAD A. MAI-IR, OF IRVINGTON, NEW JERSEY.

COMBINATION SEWING-MATERIAL HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 11, 1911.

Patented Dec. 19, 1911.

Serial No. 620,297.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CONRAD A. MAHR,a citizen of the United States, residing in the town of Irvirigton, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Sewing-Material Holders, of which the following is a full, clear, and eX- act description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make, construct, and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, forming a part of this specification.

The primary object of this invention 1s the production of a sewing material holder made from a single blank of suitable material, which when formed into the desired shape, will be neat in appearance, simple in construction, and durable in use.

In the accompanying drawings forming a partof this specification, Figure 1 repre sents a plan view of a blank, from which the sewing material holder may be formed. Fig. 2 represents a plan view of my improved holder. Fig. 3 represents a side elevation of the same; and Fig. 4: represents a fragmentary plan view of a modified form of the holder.

Similar letters of reference refer to like parts throughout the specification and drawin 's.

The blank shown in Fig. 1, from which the holder is formed, is preferably made from brass, aluminium, or other suitable material, which may be perforated or ornamented and is of a shape which lends itself readily to manufacture by the use of suitable punches and dies from ordinary sheet metal.

The blank comprises a main body port-ion a, the upper longitudinal edge of which is provided with a series of scalloped projections 7; which form when bent at right angles to the main body portion or along the dotted lines, the spool supports, and the lower longitudinal edge of the blank is provided with a series of projections 0 separated by notches, said projections when bent outwardly along the dotted line, forming the outwardly curved feet of the holder. EX- tending from one of the transverse edges of the blank are the outwardly projecting tongues d, which when the blank has been bent along the dotted lines, in order to form the holder illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, are forced into the apertures 6 located in close proximity to the opposite transverse edge of said blank and bent over, thus securely fastening the bent blank together. The main body port-ion of the blank is also provided with a series of tongues f, and each one of the scalloped project-ions Z) is provided with a tongue 9. The tongues f when bent at right-angles to the main body of the blank, form supports for the pin-cushion h, and upon which said pin cushion rests. The tongues 9 when bent at right-angles to the projections 12 form suitable supports for the spools of thread or silk.

'In order to secure the pin cushion to the holder and to prevent accidental separation of the same and to provide means for receiving a thimble, the said pin cushion is placed upon the inwardly projecting tongues f of the main body portion of the blank (1, and a plate '5 of approximately the same shape as the inside of the holder is placed below the tongues f, as clearly indicated in Fig. 3, said plate 2' and pin cushion it being provided with an aperture through which a stud 70 passes, the screw-threaded portion of which projects above the pin cushion h, and has screw-threaded engagement with the knurled nut 7', which when screwed down upon the bolt, draws the platez' against the under side of the tongues f, and the pin cushion it down upon the upper side of the tongues I", thus securely holding the same in position.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, the same metal blank may be used to make the cylindrical support. In-

stead of providing the blank with the tongues 9 such as are shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 to receive the spools of thread or silk, I have substituted therefor cylindrical studs Z, shouldered at the bottom, where they are secured in the scalloped projections 19 in any suitable manner. 1

Experience has demonstrated that the organization above described is a highly efficient one, and While the device described is the preferred embodiment of my present invent-ion, I do not wish to confine myself to the exact configurations or dimensions of the blank shown in the drawings, as many changes may obviously be made without departing from the spirit of my invention; nor do I wish to be confined to any material, capacity or shape of the device, it being obvious that the blank will readily lend itself to be shaped into a square, oval, round or polygonal holder, and such departures from what is herein described and claimed, not involving invention, I consider as within the scope and terms of my claims.

I claim:

1. A sewing material holder formed from a single blank of suitable material, comprising a body portion, the longitudinal edges of said body portion being provided with projections which when bent form spool supports and feet for said holder, and the transverse edges of which are provided with means for uniting said transverse edges of the blank.

2. A sewing material holder formed from a single blank of suitable material, comprising a body portion provided with tongues forming supports for a pin cushion, the longitudinal edges of said body portion being provided with projections which when bent form spool supports and feet for said holder, and the transverse edges of which are provided with tongues and apertures, said tongues passing through said apertures and bent over on the inner surface of the blank to unite the same.

3. A sewing material holder formed from a single blank of suitable material, comprising a body portion provided with tongues forming supports for a pin cushion, the longitudinal edges of said body portion being provided with projections which when bent form spool supports and feet for said holder, and the transverse edges of which are provided with tongues and apertures, said tongues passing through said apertures and bent over on the inner surface of the blank to unite the same, a plate on the inside of said holder bearing against the under side of the tongues in the body portion, a pin cushion resting upon the upper side of said tongues and a stud passing through apertures formed in the pin cushion and plate for clamping the plate and pin cushion in position.

This specification signed and witnessed this 8th day of April, 1911.

CONRAD A. MAHR. Witnesses:

ARTHUR H. MAGUIRE, FREDK. C. FIsoHnn.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner 0! Patents, Washington, D. C. 

